Combined invalid and surgical couch.



'PATENTED JULY24, 1906;

V'.WHITTINGTON. 4 I COMBINED INVALID ,AND SURGICAL GOUGH.

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v. WHIIIING'ION. ,f CMBINBD INVALID AND SURGICAL GOUGH.'

APPLICATION IIED MR. 3. 1906.

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Specication of Letters Patenti Patented July 24, 1906 l Application andumh s, iene. sein ro. 304 11a'.

Tov all whom it 'may concern/.-

Be it known that I, VIRGiNIA W H1TT1NG- TON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residin at Valdosta, in thel county of Lowndes an State ofGeorgia, have inventeda new and useful Combined Invalid and SurgicalCouch, of which the following is' a specification.

This invention relates to certain improvey ments in portable beds orcouches of that general class designed for use in hospitals, sick-rooms,and similar places for supporting mvahds and other persons While'beingoperated upon or when receiving treatment for dierent kinds of diseases.

.The ob`ect of the invention is to provide en invali bed or couch in`which the side and end rails may be adjusted vertically with respect'to the corner-posts and which may also be knockedV down and compactlyassembled for transportation or shi ment.

Aurther. object 1s to provide a ed having a detachable sheet for liftingand supportinI thev invalid in elevated position while t e bedfcoveringis being changed and,

further, to provide a removable rubber sheet or dam to protect thebedclothing while the u patientis being bathed or operated upon.

A. still further object ofthe invention is to generallyimprove. thisclass `of devices so as to add to their utility and durability, as wellas to'reduce the cost of manufacture.

With these and other 'objects in view the invention consists `in theconstructionand novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafterfully described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it beingunderl stood that variouschanges in form, proporportion 'of one of thecorner-posts.

tion, and minordetails of'construction may be resorted to withinl thescopeof the ap pended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specicatiomigure 1is a perspective view of an invalid bed or couch constructed invaccordance with my invention. Eig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view ofa lig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a portion of the main suporting sheet orcover'mg and waste-pipe; ig. y4 is( a perspective view ofa portion of the elevating-sheet', showing the covering for thevwastepipe. Fig. 5 'is a transverse sectional view showin the manner ofclamping vthe side rails in a 'usted position. Fig. 6 is a sideelevation oli of a bed, illustrating a modified form of construction.

a portion' Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding partsinall of. the i'igureslcf the drawings.

The improved bed or couch comprises the head-section and foot-section 6,connected Y by the side rails 7, the latter being hinged intermediatetheir ends, as indicated' at 8,

to permit the same to be` compactly folded i for trans ortation orshipment. Slidably mounted or vertical movement on the cor- 'ner-posts 9are supporting members 10, provided with angular extensions ada ted to;receive and support the rails 11, sai members being secure in adjustedposition by means of clamping-screws l2.

The members 10 are provided with serrated or corrugated faces13,'adapted to en gage the correspondinglyfserrated lends 14 of the siderails 7, the end rails Yand saupportu ing members being secured togetherbv means of bolts 15, carried by the ends ci the rails 7 and engagingthe vertical slots or o enings 16, formed in the serrated .faces oftliie members 13, as shown. Rigidly secured to the post 9 and spacedfrom the members IOaresimilar sup orting members 17, whereby either endof t .e rails 7 ma be adjusted into engagement with the mem ers 17, asindicated cby dotted lines in; Fig. 1 of the drawings, so as to vary theinclination of the invalid or other occupant of the bed.

1 The side rails 7 are formed with a series oi" spaced hooks 18, adaptedto engage and sup,-

port a sheet or covering 19, the latter being A preferabl formed ofstrips of canvas or other non-yiel able material and provided with acentral opening 20 for the reception of a waste-pipe 21.

The waste-pipe 21 is provided with a pneu-- matic rim or cushion 22',which reste on the adjacent surface of the supporting-sheet and isretained in position vthereon by a :flexible band 23, detachably'secured to the bottom of the supporting-sheet by spring-clasps 241.Detachably secured to the main supporting sheet 19 is a rubber damorcover 25, providedwith a marginal flange or cushion 26, ada ted to beinflated through the medium oi t e valve 27, so as toprevent the waterfrom ilowing over the sides of the sheet and wetting or ,otherwisesoiling the bed-cover. ing. The rubber sheet 25 is retained in po sitionon the main supportingsheet by suitable spring-clasps 28,.s1milar inconstruction to the clasp 24.

.a plurality of spaced supporting members secured to said sections andeach provided With' a clamping-face, side rails having similarclamping-faces adapted to engage ione of the members. on each of saidsections and -movable into engagement with adjacent members, andafastening means engaging thei clamping-faces of the members and side rais. 3. I n a bed, a foot-section, and l? head-section connected by siderails, a c vering en gaging the side rails,and an overhanging bracketdetachably. secured to one of said sections and provided with spaceddepressions for the reception of lifting-straps.

4. In a bed, a head-section and foot-section connected by side rails,anoVerhanging bracket secured to one of said sections and provided witha horizontally-disposed bar having depressions formed therein for thereception of lifting-straps, a covering engag ing the side rails, arubber sheet detachably secured to the covering, and a waste-pipesupported by said covering. y

5. In a bed, a head-section and a footsec tion detachably connected byhinged side rails and provided with spaced recesses, a covering engagingthe side rails, detachable supporting-hooks seated in the recess of thehead and foot sections, and a lifting-sheet adapted to engage saidhooks.

6. In a bed, a head-'section and a foot-section, provided Withlcorner-posts having spaced recesses formed therein, side railsdetachably secured to said posts and having their intermediate portionshinged, hooks detachably engaging the recesses in said posts, and alifting-head adapted to engage the supporting-hooks.

7. In a bed, a head-section and a foot-section connected by side rails,a covering detachably secured to the side rails and formed with acircular opening, a Wastepipe extending through said opening andprovided With an inflatable rim adapted to engage the upper face of thecovering, and flexible stri s secured to the waste-pipe and detachabyengaging the lower face of said covering.

8. In a bed, a head-section and a foot-sec tion connected by detachableside rails, a

lcovering engaging the side rails and provided tvith a central opening,a rubber sheet detachably secured to the covering and rovided with acentral opening dispose( in alinement with the opening in the ,supporting-sheet, a lifting-sheet provided with a similar opening, and aWaste-pipe adapted to engage said opening and provided with aninflatable rim.

9.4 In a bed, a head-section, a foot-section, supporting membersslidabl'y mounted for vertical movement on said sections, side railsengaging'one of the members on each section and movable vertically intoengage ment with the adjacent member, a covering engaging the siderails, a sheet of im pervious material detachably secured to thecovering and having a marginal inflatable rim, means for locking thesupporting members in adjusted position and vmeans for locking the siderais in engagementwith the supporting members.4

10. In a bed, a head-section and afoot-section connected by side rails,a covering engaging'the side` rails and provided with an opening, arubber sheet detachably secured to the covering and having an inflatablemarginal rim, said sheet being provided with an. lopening disposed inalinement with the opening in the covering, and a Waste-npe having aniniiatable rim interposed between thefrubber sheet and covering andengaging said openings.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto allixedmy signature in the presence ol' two witnesses Vl RG INIA IVHITTINGTON.

Witnesses.'

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